What color is #A5C3C0?

#A5C3C0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C3C0?

The RGB value is 165, 195, 192: 165 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C3C0?

The complementary color is #C3A5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C3C0 color

#A5C3C0 rgb(165, 195, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5C3C0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 76.5% green and 75.3% blue (165, 195, 192).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#A5C3C0 color codes

HEX	`#A5C3C0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 195, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 76.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -10.67, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 10.83, 189.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.544, 50.834, 57.324)`
Decimal	`10863552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C3C0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5C3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5C3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c3c0; }
.text { color: #a5c3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 195 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c3c0, #a5b7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5C3C0?: #A5C3C0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C3C0?: The RGB value is 165, 195, 192: 165 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C3C0?: The complementary color is #C3A5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.